Chief Minister Raman Singh on Friday announced awarding cash of Rs 10 lakh to Renuka Yadav who has been selected as a member of Indian Women’s hockey team for Rio Olympic 2016. Talking to reporters in the Chhattisgarh Assembly complex on Friday evening he said : “ It is a matter of pride for us that Renuka Yadav of Rajnandgaon has been selected in the Indian National Hockey team that will take part in Rio Olympics 2016.” She is the first hockey player from Chhattisgarh to achieve this feat in the game and therefore we have decided that Rs 10 lakh will be given to Renuka, the Chief Minister said while adding that the money would be handed over to Renuka in a month’s time.
Earlier, also the State Government had declared that any player who wins a medal in Olympics will be conferred with reward.